Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas "are getting down to business, to grapple with the core issues," said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a joint news conference after meeting with Israeli President Shimon Peres Wednesday morning.

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